Speeds on the NBN are affected by a variety of local and external factors, including your NBN technology, devices, network, and more. Read on to learn more about NBN performance.

Factors that affect the performance of NBN broadband

There are important factors that affect the speeds of your NBN service. These include the abilities of your NBN technology, your devices, your network, and more. Because of these factors, you should not expect to receive every download at (for example) 100 Mbps!

General factors that affect all NBN technologies include:

The hardware that you use to connect to the NBN. You will need an Ethernet/VDSL2 router that can handle NAT and firewalling at high speeds.

The performance of your home network. Devices connected by WiFi may experience slower speeds than those connected by Ethernet cable.

The number of devices that are connected. If you have a lot of users on your home network, it's possible to use all the available bandwidth at once.

The capabilities of your computer or device. Your computer's hardware, software, and protocol stack all affect speed. Applications can also run in the background, using some bandwidth.